Cambodian Trial, Though Grim, Broke New Ground
New York Times - Sun Nov 29, 8:38 pm ETThe first trial to showcase the atrocities of the Khmer Rouge three decades ago may have helped Cambodia begin to move beyond the horrors of its past.
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The first trial to showcase the atrocities of the Khmer Rouge three decades ago may have helped Cambodia begin to move beyond the horrors of its past.
Phnom Penh - The prosecution at Cambodia's war crimes tribunal called Wednesday for judges to hand down a 40-year jail term to Comrade Duch, the former commander of the Khmer Rouge's most notorious prison known as S-21. Co-prosecutor William Smith sa...
Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- The trial of the Khmer Rouge’s top prison warden ends this week after six months of testimony about the regime’s mass killings and brutality that brought Cambodians face to face with the man who tortured them three decades ago.
Prosecutors on Wednesday demanded a 40-year jail term for Khmer Rouge prison chief Duch, as he expressed "excruciating remorse" for the deaths of 15,000 Cambodians at his brutal torture centre.
The genocide trial of a prison chief for Cambodia's Khmer Rouge entered its final stage Monday, as closing arguments began in the historic effort to assign responsibility for the deaths of 1.7 million people three decades ago.
Team began quest in U.S. two weeks ago, will travel to three more countries in next three weeks
A U.N.-backed Cambodian court started closing arguments Monday in the trial of a former Khmer Rouge prison chief accused of killing thousands of people three decades ago.
The Khmer Rouge's chief torturer ran a camp "dedicated to death" with broad autonomy, a lawyer said on Monday in closing arguments at the U.N.-backed "Killing Fields" tribunal in Cambodia.
The lawyer for Cambodia's Khmer Rouge jail chief urged a UN-backed court Thursday to recognise his client's remorse, as the landmark trial over the "Killing Fields" era draws to a close.
The Khmer Rouge's chief torturer and jailer has expressed "excruciating remorse" for more than 14,000 people killed under his watch, Sky News reported.
(RTTNews) - Despite a final apology by Khmer Rouge prison chief Duch alias Kaing Guek Eav for his role in the deaths of 15,000 Cambodians at the S-21, or Tuol Sleng prison, prosecutors Wednesday demanded a 40-year jail term for the former cadre.
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Former Khmer Rouge prison chief Kaing Guek Eav, accused of crimes against humanity, faced closing arguments Monday at his trial in Cambodia.
Phnom Penh - The prosecution at Cambodia's war crimes tribunal called Tuesday for judges to hand down a lengthy jail term to Comrade Duch, the former commander of the Khmer Rouge's most notorious prison. Co-prosecutor Chea Leang said the evidence sho...
Cambodia's Khmer Rouge war crimes court on Monday began final arguments in its first trial, bringing the regime's prison chief closer to justice for the "Killing Fields" atrocities 30 years ago.
Cambodia's Khmer Rouge war crimes court on Monday begins final arguments in its first trial, bringing the regime's prison chief closer to justice for the "Killing Fields" atrocities 30 years ago.
Prosecutors called on Tuesday for the former Khmer Rouge prison chief to receive a long jail term for his role in the "Killing Fields" atrocities as they delivered final arguments in his trial.